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  Amphibian Species of the World - Ichthyophiidae Taylor, 1968   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ichthyophiidae Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 46.
Evol., 23: 401-407, provided evidence that Uraeotyphlidae and Ichthyophiidae were sister taxa.
Sci., 269: 1563-1569, suggested that the Ichthyophiidae is paraphyletic with respect to the Uraeotyphlidae.
research.amnh.org /herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=24644   (262 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Uraeotyphlidae
They are only found in Western Ghats in India.
They resemble the Ichthyophiidae, the main difference are the location of the mouth and the tentacles.
All the species are rather small with a maximum length of 300 mm., and have dark gray or brown color.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Uraeotyphlidae   (110 words)

  
 Caecilian Species Database | Gymnophiona.org
Reproductive strategies are varied and include laying terrestrial eggs (which can hatch into aquatic larvae or terrestrial juveniles) and live birth.
Ichthyophiidae - A primitive family of caecilians found in tropical Asia and Indonesia.
The skull consist of several bones, the mouth is terminal, and a distinct tail is present.
www.gymnophiona.org /database   (363 words)

  
 ENVIRO NEWS, October-December 2001 Vol. 5
These are very rare and secretive, as a result of which very little is known about their habits and life history.
Twenty species occur in India under two families — Ichthyophiidae and Caeciliidae, each containing two genera.
The family Ichthyophiidae contains the genera Ichthyophis with ten species and Uraeothyphlus with five species.
envfor.nic.in /news/octdec01/biodiv.html   (1092 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
(Trematoda, Gorgoderidae) from Ichthyophis supachaii Taylor, 1960 (Amphibia, Ichthyophiidae) of Thailand
is described from the Ichthyophis supachaii (Amphibia, Ichthyophiidae) of Thailand.
It belongs to the species group having unlobed vitelline follicles near the ventral sucker and differs from all the other species of the genus by the following character combinations: smaller sucker ratio, arrangement, shape and position of the testes and vitellaria.
actazool.nhmus.hu /publication/actazool/ac45_4.html   (780 words)

  
 frogweb.org - People - Gower, D.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I would be very interested to hear from people who encounter caecilians in the field.
The systematics of the Asian Ichthyophiidae is especially confused and we will need a large collaborative effort to resolve the situation."
Reptile and Amphibia Research Group, Dept of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom.
frogweb.org /People.aspx?PersonID=71   (253 words)

  
 Herpetology: Amphibian Diversity: Gymnophiona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These also have a short tail, and may reach 0.5 m in length.
--This group was formerly included as part of the Ichthyophiidae.
One genus, Uraeotyphlus, from the tip of India.
cluster3.biosci.utexas.edu /courses/herpetology/amphibdivers/gymnodivers.html   (350 words)

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